I was born Jewish and despite being a Catholic and Franciscan, still consider myself very much a Jew. It's like tyring to give up your Irishness because you no longer pray to St. Patrick. Just as there is a little more to being Irish, there is also more to being Jewish. Though I admit that faith is the centrality of the Jewish identity.

That being said, it has been part of the faith of orthodox and other conservative Jews that the God has a very special place in his heart for mothers. He never denies the prayer of the mother. That's actually the way it's taught to us as children.

Unfortuantely, Jews today, just like every other group, have slipped into a more secular version of Judaism. The ethnict expessions of Judaism are still there, but the religious expressions are withering away.

Anyway, there you have it. God always listens to the prayer of a mother.

I was born Jewish and despite being a Catholic and Franciscan, still consider myself very much a Jew. It's like tyring to give up your Irishness because you no longer pray to St. Patrick. Just as there is a little more to being Irish, there is also more to being Jewish. Though I admit that faith is the centrality of the Jewish identity.

That being said, it has been part of the faith of orthodox and other conservative Jews that the God has a very special place in his heart for mothers. He never denies the prayer of the mother. That's actually the way it's taught to us as children.

Unfortuantely, Jews today, just like every other group, have slipped into a more secular version of Judaism. The ethnict expessions of Judaism are still there, but the religious expressions are withering away.

Anyway, there you have it. God always listens to the prayer of a mother.

As I'm having trouble navigating this board, I asked my question here.

No hijack intended, I apologize, but require guidance from those with experience.

Thanks,

Kelly

hi kelly and welcome to caf!

i *think* (sometimes it is hard to know the best place to post a question) i would post your question in the spirituality section. you should find many people there that can help you with good rosary websites and answers.

peace and again, welcome!

-jen

__________________Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. - Pope John Paul II

As I'm having trouble navigating this board, I asked my question here.

No hijack intended, I apologize, but require guidance from those with experience.

Thanks,

Kelly

You cannot purchase a rosary blessed by the Holy Father or by any priest. The selling of blessed objects is simony. You can buy one and ask someone to get it blessed by him. If you know anyone who is going to Rome, the Holy Father blessed everyone's religious objects at his Wednesday audience.

If someone offers to sell you something that is blessed, it is either a fraud or they are commiting a grave sin. Don't get sucked in.

I was born Jewish and despite being a Catholic and Franciscan, still consider myself very much a Jew. It's like tyring to give up your Irishness because you no longer pray to St. Patrick. Just as there is a little more to being Irish, there is also more to being Jewish. Though I admit that faith is the centrality of the Jewish identity.

That being said, it has been part of the faith of orthodox and other conservative Jews that the God has a very special place in his heart for mothers. He never denies the prayer of the mother. That's actually the way it's taught to us as children.

Unfortuantely, Jews today, just like every other group, have slipped into a more secular version of Judaism. The ethnict expessions of Judaism are still there, but the religious expressions are withering away.

Anyway, there you have it. God always listens to the prayer of a mother.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

I've never actually prayed to St. Patrick at all despite been Irish myself Most Jews are very secular in the UK where I live, there is a Hassidic community nearby and they are prone to been mocked even from within the faith by other Jews at times I've noticed. Although sometimes that mockery is of an uneasy kind and somewhat guilty as though they were wondering what it is the Hassidic community has in their lives that they are missing.

From a modern Orthodox Jewish perspective, it is only proper for a Jew to pray directly to God. Praying to an intercessor - such as a saint, etc. - is not considered proper.

This is even evident in a few of the Jewish prayers said in the traditional Jewish prayer book ("Siddur"). Example:

"I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name ---- to Him alone is it proper to pray and it is not proper to pray to any other." (Article 5 of the 13 Principles of Faith, page 179, The Complete Art Scroll Siddur)

Jewish Law, as interpreted from a Modern Orthodox Jewish perspective, strictly prohibits making use of a mediator or an agent between oneself and the Almighty. The reasoning is stated in the Second commandment: "You shall not recognize the gods of others before My Presence." To pray to anyone besides God would be considered idolatrous.